USPTO Patents Application 10685422

FINNEGAN
HENDERSON
FARABOW
GARRETT&
DUNNER^

Two Freedom Square ■ 11955 Freedom Drive ■ Reston,VA 20190-5675 ■ 571.203.2700 ■ Fax 202.408.4400

www.finnegan.com

Richard V. Burgu jian

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Rich.Burquiian@Finneqan.com

October 16, 2003

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.: 02887.0256
CUSTOMER NO. 22.852

MAIL STOP PATENT APPLICATION
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

New U.S. Patent Application

Title: SEIVIICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
THE SAME

Inventor and Address:

Masaru KITO
Tokyo, Japan

Sir:

We enclose the following papers for filing in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office in connection with the above patent application.

1 . Application - 34 pages, including 4 independent claims and 17 claims total.

2. Drawings - 22 sheets of drawings containing 39 figures.

3. Certified copy of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-303859, filed October 1 8, 2002.

4. Information Disclosure Statement and Infomiation Disclosure Citation, PTO 1449 with
document attached.

5. The filing fee is calculated as follows:

Basic Application Filing Fee

$770

$ $770.00

Number of
Claims

Basic

Extra
Claims

Total Claims

17

20

0

x$18

Independent Claims

4

3

1

x$86

$ 86.00

□ Presentation of Multiple Dep. Claim

+$290

Subtotal

$ 856.00

Reduction by 1/2 if small entity

TOTAL APPLICATION FILING FEE

$ 856.00

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F m N E C AN
HENDERSON
F A R A B O W
CAR RETT&
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Commissioner for Patents
October 16, 2003
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6. A check for $856.00 Is enclosed. The fee includes:
$770.00 filing fee; and
$86.00 additional claims fee.

This application is being filed under the provisions of 37 C.F.R. § 1.53(f). Applicant
awaits notification from the Patent and Trademarl< Office of the time set for filing the
Declaration.

Applicant claims the right to priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-
303859, filed October 18, 2002.

Please address all correspondence with respect to this application to:

Please accord this application an application number and filing date.

The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any additional filing fees due and any
other fees due under 37 C.F.R. § 1 .16 or §1.17 during the pendency of this application to our
Deposit Account No. 06-0916.

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner, LLP.
1300 I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-3315

Respectfully submitted,

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW.

RSchard V. Burgujian
Reg. No. 31.744

RVB/FPD/sci
Enclosures

ERNEST F. CHAPMAN
Reg. No. 25.961